> Apple's built-in V.90 modems are garbage, IMO. They're way too > expensive. They're unable to maintain high-speed connections in > conditions when even inexpensive externals can. And they have little > to no surge protection in them -- so they're extremely succeptable to > spikes up the phone line.
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